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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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